<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14"><meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 14"><link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01D12C2A.D9D6DA00"><link rel=Edit-Time-Data href="cid:editdata.mso"><title>CIRTL newsletter template</title><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><div class=WordSection1><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>From: CIRTL Network [mailto:info@cirtl.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 10:29 AM To: urban@msu.edu Subject: [cirtl-announce] December at CIRTL: Looking Ahead to 2016<o:p></o:p></div></div><o:p> </o:p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='border:solid #557EBC 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;border:none;border-bottom:solid #557EBC 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><a href="http://www.cirtl.net"><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://cirtlimages.wceruw.org/cirtlbanner_decembermonthlynewsletter.jpg" alt="CIRTL December Monthly Newsletter"></a><o:p></o:p></td></tr></table></div><o:p> </o:p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=400 style='width:300.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;border:none;border-right:solid #557EBC 1.0pt;mso-border-right-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='border:none;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'>December at CIRTL: Flipped Classrooms & Spring Courses We're closing out 2015 with one last event on Wednesday, December 9: our CIRTL Reads journal club will discuss a recent scoping review of the literature on flipped classrooms.<o:p></o:p>We're also getting ready for 2016 by opening up our spring courses for registration. Two of our four courses are currently open for registration - The College Classroom and Research Mentor Training - and we'll update you when we open up the final two.<o:p></o:p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div>December 2015 Events<o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/CIRTLReads-2015-2016">Flipped Classrooms in Higher Ed</a> December 9: 3PM ET/2PM CT/1PM MT/12PM PT Part of our monthly CIRTL Reads journal club, co-hosted by University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p>Flipped classrooms may be a trend in higher ed - but are they effective? Join us to discuss a meta-study of flipped classrooms, including what it takes to flip a classroom in a way that actually boosts student outcomes.<o:p></o:p>Discussant: Adam Blanford, University of Colorado Boulder<o:p></o:p>Article: "The Use of Flipped Classrooms in Higher Education: A Scoping Review" in the April 2015 edition of The Internet and Higher Education. Go to the <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/moodle">CIRTL Reads Moodle pag</a>e for article access. Don't have a Moodle account? Request one at <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/moodleaccount">www.cirtl.net/moodleaccount</a>.<o:p></o:p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div>Spring 2016 Cross-Network Courses<o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/Spring2016_CollegeClassroomCourse">The College Classroom</a> - open for registration Thursdays starting January 28 at 12:30PM ET/11:30AM CT/ 10:30AM MT/9:30AM PT<o:p></o:p>Build on your own TA experience with this seminar on evidence-based teaching. You'll learn how to create and refine evidence-based practices that support student learning in this course, which will cover everything from pedagogical theory to lesson plan designs.<o:p></o:p>Instructors: Peter Newbury, Associate Director, Center for Engaged Teaching, UC San Diego Thomas Holme, Professor, Chemistry, Iowa State University <o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/Spring2016_ResearchMentorTrainingCourse">Research Mentor Training</a> - open for registration Thursdays starting January 28 at 2PM ET/1PM CT/12PM MT/11AM PT<o:p></o:p>Learn new tools for being an effective, insightful mentor for STEM students in this seminar. You'll work with a community of peers to develop and improve your mentoring by learning about effective communication, intercultural awareness, and more.<o:p></o:p>Instructors: Bennett Goldberg, Professor of Physics and Director of STEM Education Initiatives, Boston University Colleen McLinn, Program Director, CU-CIRTL, Cornell University <o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/Spring2016_TARCourse">Teaching-As-Research</a> Time and date TBD. This course will open for registration in the coming weeks<o:p></o:p>Every year, students at CIRTL universities pursue unique Teaching-As-Research (TAR) projects to help them become stronger STEM instructors through evidence-based practices. In this course, you will be able to lay the groundwork and develop a proposal for your own TAR project. This course will provide guidance to students at the start of that research process and take you through the development of a full TAR proposal ready for implementation. The course may draw on some material and activities from the spring CIRTL MOOC.<o:p></o:p>Instructors: Nicholas Gross, Adjunct faculty, School of Education, Boston University Bhavna Sharma, Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Agronomy, Iowa State University <o:p></o:p>CIRTL MOOC: Advancing Learning through Evidence-Based STEM Teaching See <a href="http://stemteachingcourse.org/syllabuses/syllabus-course-2-spring-2015/">www.stemteachingcourse.org</a> for schedule information. Our MOOC will open for registration in early 2016<o:p></o:p>This course will provide graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in the STEM disciplines with an introduction to “teaching as research”—the deliberate, systematic, and reflective use of research methods to develop and implement teaching practices that advance the learning experiences and outcomes of both students and teachers. Participants will learn about effective teaching strategies and the research that supports them, and they will learn how to collect, analyze, and act upon their own evidence of student learning. In addition to the online course, many CIRTL universities will be hosting in-person, MOOC-centered learning communities; contact your local CIRTL office to learn more about on-campus activities. <o:p></o:p>Instructors: Faculty from across the CIRTL Network<o:p></o:p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div>For more information about our courses, please visit <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/upcomingcourses">www.cirtl.net/upcomingcourses</a>. All courses will meet in Blackboard Collaborate. To learn more about BBC, view technical requirements, and watch tutorial videos, please visit: <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/blackboard">www.cirtl.net/blackboard</a>. <o:p></o:p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'> <o:p></o:p></td><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=180 style='width:135.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'>CIRTL Quick Links <o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/Upcoming-CIRTLCasts">CIRTLCast Series </a> <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/TARCapstone">Teaching-as-Research Capstone Series </a> <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/CIRTLReads-2015-2016" target="_blank">CIRTL Reads Journal Club </a> <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/Teaching-in-US-2015-2016" target="_blank">Teaching in the US</a> <a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/stemteaching">CIRTL MOOC </a> <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/upcomingcourses">CIRTL Courses</a><o:p></o:p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div>Job Postings <o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/jobposting-wsu-instructionaldesigner">STEM Instructional Designer, Wayne State University (Open until filled)</a> <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/jobposting-harvard-lecturer">Calculus Lecturer, Harvard University (Deadline: 2/1/16)</a> <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/node/9644">Computer Science Department Teaching Track Position, Carnegie Mellon (Deadline: 1/4/16)</a><o:p></o:p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div>Recent News <o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/Spring-Courses-Registration-Open">Spring Courses Open for Registration </a><o:p></o:p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div>CIRTL Network Members <o:p></o:p>Boston University <a href="http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/cu-cirtl" target="_blank">Cornell University</a> Howard University <a href="http://www.celt.iastate.edu/grad-students-postdocs/cirtl-professional-development/" target="_blank">Iowa State University</a> Johns Hopkins University Michigan State University Northwestern University Texas A&M University The University of Georgia <a href="https://www.uta.edu/gradstudies/admitted/CIRTL%20UTA/index.php">The University of Texas at Arlington</a> <a href="http://www.uab.edu/cirtl/" target="_blank">University of Alabama at Birmingham</a> University of California, San Diego University of Colorado at Boulder University of Houston University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Missouri-Columbia <a href="http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/cirtl/">University of Pittsburgh</a> University of Rochester <a href="http://delta.wisc.edu/" target="_blank">University of Wisconsin-Madison</a> Vanderbilt University <a href="https://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/programs/graduate-students-postdocs/professional-development/wu-cirtl/">Washington University in St. Louis </a><o:p></o:p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><o:p> </o:p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;border:none;border-top:solid #557EBC 1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #557EBC .75pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='border:none;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>The CIRTL Network is committed to advancing the teaching of STEM disciplines in higher education. For more information about the CIRTL Network, visit us on the web at <a href="http://www.cirtl.net">www.cirtl.net</a>. <o:p></o:p></td></tr></table><o:p> </o:p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 style='mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=350 style='width:262.5pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'>Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning 1025 W. 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